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Kim Yushin (595-673) was a general in 7th-century Silla.
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(595-673) was a general in 7th-century Silla. He led the unification of the
Korean peninsula by Silla under the reign of King Muyeol of Silla and King
Munmu of Silla. He is said to have been the great-grandchild of King Guhae
of Geumgwan Gaya, the last ruler of the Geumgwan Gaya state. This would have
given him a very high position in the Silla bone rank system, which governed
the political and military status that a person could attain. Much of what
we know about Kim's life comes from the detailed account in the Samguk Sagi,
Yeoljeon 1-3, and the much briefer record in the Samguk Yusa, vol. 1. Kim
Yushin was the son of General Kim Seohyeon and Lady Manmyeong, who was a
daughter of King Jinheung of Silla. He was born in Gyeyang, Jincheon County
in 595, became a Hwarang warrior at just 15 and was an accomplished
swordsman and a Gukseon (; Hwarang leader) by the time he was 18 years old.
By the age of 34 he had been given total command of the Silla armed forces.
Kim's first military engagement in command is believed to have occurred
around 629 AD, and through it he quickly proved his capabilities as a
warrior. Silla was in a constant struggle with its neighbor to the west,
Baekje, over territory. There had been gains and losses on both sides, and
the struggle lasted for many years. It was during this period that Kim rose
through the ranks of the military, rising to the position of general and
becoming a skilled field commander. Baekje and Silla had formed an alliance
to counter Goguryeo's power and its intentions to push southwards, and
together they launched a successful attack on it, Silla taking the northern
territory and Baekje the one south of the Han river. But Silla broke the
alliance and attacked Baekje in ...
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